Commentary on COVID-19 a threat to wildlife management

Mohd Tajuddin Abdullah, . and Ten Dennis Choon Yung, . Commentary on COVID-19 a threat to wildlife management. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2672-7226

The COVID-19 virus is a zoonotic disease an infectious disease caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent such as a bacterium virus parasite or prion) that has jumped from an animal (usually a vertebrate) to a human. It was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30 2020. The COVID-19 virus is also a zooanthroponosis that can be transmitted from human to animals. Malaysia has seven wild cats species and five mustelids which can be found in the forests of Peninsular Malaysia as well as in captivity in zoos and conservation facilities. Human beings have the potential to spread the COVID-19 virus to wild mustelids and big cat species which may threaten its populations in Peninsular Malaysia. The authorities must respond swiftly during the zoonotic phase and post-zoonotic contingency phase with stringent policies and guidelines to control the spread of the disease into natural forest habitats that may threaten the mustelids and cat populations.

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Abstract

The COVID-19 virus is a zoonotic disease an infectious disease caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent such as a bacterium virus parasite or prion) that has jumped from an animal (usually a vertebrate) to a human. It was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30 2020. The COVID-19 virus is also a zooanthroponosis that can be transmitted from human to animals. Malaysia has seven wild cats species and five mustelids which can be found in the forests of Peninsular Malaysia as well as in captivity in zoos and conservation facilities. Human beings have the potential to spread the COVID-19 virus to wild mustelids and big cat species which may threaten its populations in Peninsular Malaysia. The authorities must respond swiftly during the zoonotic phase and post-zoonotic contingency phase with stringent policies and guidelines to control the spread of the disease into natural forest habitats that may threaten the mustelids and cat populations.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Tropical rain forests
AGROVOC Term:	Zoonoses
AGROVOC Term:	Disease outbreak
AGROVOC Term:	Mustelidae
AGROVOC Term:	Tigers
AGROVOC Term:	Databases
AGROVOC Term:	Data collecting
AGROVOC Term:	wildlife management
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9815

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